Nov 28th 2017- Managers Update – Current Bird Numbers: The DNR area bird count as of last week was 16,000 ducks. 2017 Hunter Bird Take Stands at: 9288 Ducks and 000 Geese Area Conditions: Mallards are by far the most numerous, but a good amount of black ducks are still on the area. There are a handful of […]

Nov 20th 2017- Managers Update – Current Bird Numbers: The DNR area bird count as of last week was 16,932 ducks. 2017 Hunter Bird Take Stands at: 8426 Ducks and 000 Geese Area Conditions: Good start to the week after we thawed, pretty slow weekend. Totals up to 8,426 ducks. Our refuge count is down since ice up and […]

Nov 12th 2017- Managers Update – Current Bird Numbers: The DNR area bird count as of last week was 15,000 ducks. 2017 Hunter Bird Take Stands at: 7,133 Ducks and 000 Geese Area Conditions: Conditions were quite challenging Friday and Saturday while we were iced up, but corn cover and water levels remain good in most zones. We slowed […]

Nov 7th 2017- Managers Update – Current Bird Numbers: The DNR area bird count as of last week was 22,000 ducks. 2017 Hunter Bird Take Stands at: 5,766 Ducks and 000 Geese Area Conditions: This was quite possibly the best week of duck hunting I’ve seen since I’ve been here, especially Monday through Wednesday. Between Monday and Tuesday we […]

Oct 23rd 2017- Managers Update – Current Bird Numbers: The DNR area bird count as of last week was 20,000 ducks. 2017 Hunter Bird Take Stands at: 3659 Ducks and 000 Geese Counts bumped up significantly later in the week, bringing our total around 20,000. Many more mallards in the refuge, increased shovellers and a few straggler blue wing […]

Oct 23rd 2017- Managers Update – Current Bird Numbers: The DNR area bird count as of last week was 10,000 ducks. 2017 Hunter Bird Take Stands at: 1955 Ducks and 000 Geese Refuge counts were difficult this week, with birds hanging tight to the corn cover on the warm sunny days. We’re still comfortably in the 10-12,000 bird […]

Oct 2017- Managers Update – Current Bird Numbers: The DNR area bird count as of last week was 9585 ducks. 2017 Hunter Bird Take Stands at: 618 Ducks and 000 Geese Area Condition Update: Bird counts became more difficult later in the week as the birds spread into the hunting zones. After the opener, numbers in the refuge […]

Oct 2017- Managers Update – Current Bird Numbers: The DNR area bird count as of last week was 12,000 ducks. 2017 Hunter Bird Take Stands at: 0000 Ducks and 000 Geese Area Condition Update: Duck numbers are looking very good for the opener. We have a large number of ‘other ducks’ for this time of year, with […]

Dec 5th 2016 – Managers Update – Current Bird Numbers: The DNR area bird count as of last week was 25162 ducks and 0 geese. 2016 Hunter Bird Take Stands at: 7,548 Ducks and 101 Geese Area Condition Update: We definitely went out with a whimper. Hunting was incredibly slow, even during afternoon hunts. Refuge […]

Nov 30th 2016 – Managers Update – Current Bird Numbers: The DNR area bird count as of last week was 24891 ducks and 0 geese. 2016 Hunter Bird Take Stands at: 6928 Ducks and 88 Geese Area Condition Update: Looks like we’ll be open for the remainder of the season. Still lots of green wings […]